BNSF recognizes 2012 Employees of the Year

BNSF honored the accomplishments of employees from across its network at an awards ceremony recently in Fort Worth, Texas.

The event recognized BNSF's Safety Employees of the Year, Achievement Award winners and "Best of the Best" leaders of teams who showed outstanding safety performance in 2012.

"The success of BNSF is dependent upon every person who works here," said Matthew Rose, BNSF chairman and chief executive officer. "The 2012 Employee of the Year awards honor the employees who best demonstrate BNSF's vision and values through their commitment, leadership and focus on working safely and efficiently to meet our customers' expectations."

BNSF presented more than 500 Achievement Awards in 2012. Of those, 17 outstanding individual and team achievements were honored with Employee of the Year awards for accomplishments ranging from life-saving CPR to initiatives for improving customer service.

BNSF also recognized 41 leaders who were named "Best of the Best" for their outstanding safety leadership in 2012, with work teams that achieved exceptional safety performance in 2012. Each work group was injury-free.